[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 106 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the District of Columbia 
appropriations for fiscal year 1997.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
3553, Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 1996; H.R. 447, 
amended, to establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce 
to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made; and 
H.R. 1186, amended, Professional Boxing Safety Act.
OVERSIGHT--TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the FCC: Reed E. Hundt, Chairman; James Quello, Susan Ness 
and Rachelle B. Chong, all Commissioners.

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RISING COST OF COLLEGE
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-long Learning held a hearing 
on the rising cost of college. Testimony was heard from Neal H. 
Rosenhthyal, Chief, Division of Occupational Outlook, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
OMNIBUS CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3841, Omnibus 
Civil Service Reform Act of 1996.
POSTAL REFORM ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Postal 
Service continued hearings on H.R. 3717, Postal Reform Act of 1996. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on the 
rights and benefits of state and local law enforcement officers, with 
emphasis on the following bills: H.R. 878, Law Enforcement Officers 
Bill of Rights; H.R. 218, 1995 Community Protection Initiative; H.R. 
1805, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting 
the carrying of concealed firearms; H.R. 2912, All-O'Hara Public Safety 
Officers Health Benefits Act; and H.R. 3263, Law Enforcement and 
Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act 1996. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2372, Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Amendments Act of 1995.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Lands held an oversight hearing on National Park Service Concessions 
Management. Testimony was heard from Victor S. Rezendes, Director, 
Energy Resources and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3816, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. The rule 
waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations 
and legislation on general appropriations bills) and clause 6 of rule 
XXI (prohibiting reappropriations) against provisions in the bill. The 
rule provides for priority in recognition to those amendments that have 
been preprinted in the Congressional Record. The rule allows the 
chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during 
consideration of the bill and to reduce voting time to five minutes on 
a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. The 
rule provides that a motion to rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendments as may have been adopted shall have precedence 
over a motion to amend, if offered by the Majority Leader or a designee 
after the reading of the final lines of the bill. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Myers of Indiana and Bevill.
NASA'S UNCOSTED CARRY-OVER
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on NASA's Uncosted Carry-Over. Testimony was heard from Thomas 
J. Schulz, Associate Director, National Security, International Affairs 
Division, GAO; and Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
UNFAIR GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on Unfair Government-
Supported Competition with Small Business. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3719, Small 
Business Programs Improvement Act of 1996.
OVERSIGHT--GSA LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development continued oversight hearings on GSA 
Leasing Program. Testimony was heard from David Barram, Acting 
Administrator, GSA; J. William Gadsby, Director, Government Business 
Operations Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and a public 
witness.

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ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation continued hearings on ISTEA Reauthorization 
Transportation Finance in an Era of Scarce Resources: Innovating 
Financing. Testimony was heard from Representative DeLauro; Mortimer L. 
Downey, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation; John R. Platt, 
Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation, State of Ohio; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue July 25.
REPLACING FEDERAL INCOME TAX--IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the impact of 
international competitiveness of replacing the Federal Income Tax. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENCRYPTION POLICY BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: The Committee on 
International Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary met in 
executive session to receive a joint briefing on Encryption Policy. The 
Committees were briefed by departmental officials.

Joint Meetings
POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine property restitution, 
compensation, and preservation in post-Communist Europe, after 
receiving testimony from Stuart E. Eizenstat, Under Secretary of 
Commerce for International Trade; and Delissa A. Ridgway, Chair, 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.